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MetroPCS Launches Tri-Band CDMA Flip

Aug 20, 2008, 12:05 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Jul 28, 2019, 4:08 PM

MetroPCS recently launched the C79 from Chinese phone maker ZTE. The C79 is a tri-band CDMA phone, supporting MetroPCS' 1700 MHz AWS spectrum. It has a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, messaging and media playback capabilities with external controls. It has a slot for memory cards, and retails for $170.

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